PTCB Practice Exam Questions and
Answers Latest Release 2025 Graded
A+
Which drug reduces blood pressure and grows hair?
a) Inderal
b) Catapress
c) Loniten
d) Aldomet - CORRECT ANSWERS -Loniten (minoxidil)
Which drug dissolves a clot once it has formed?
a) heparin
b) Coumadin
c) Fragmin
d) urokinase - CORRECT ANSWERS -urokinase
Which drug is a loop diuretic?
a) Bumex
b) Dyazide
c) Diltiazem
d) Ziac - CORRECT ANSWERS -Bumex
,Which drug is a calcium channel blocker?
a) digoxin
b) nitroglycerin
c) verapamil
d) Zestril - CORRECT ANSWERS -verapamil
The drug most used for an acute gout attack is - CORRECT ANSWERS -Zyloprim
What type of prescription balance must be used for compounding 120 mgs
of a 1% topical antifungal cream? - CORRECT ANSWERS -class A
What type of measuring device should be used to measure 3 ml of a liquid
for compounding? - CORRECT ANSWERS -10 ml cylindrical graduate
Grinding of tablets into a fine powder in a porcelain mortar is an example
of: - CORRECT ANSWERS -trituration
What is the proper method of measuring a liquid in a graduated cylinder? -
CORRECT ANSWERS -hold at eye level and read the bottom of the meniscus
The process of producing a smooth dispersion of a drug with a spatula is
called - CORRECT ANSWERS -levigation
What is the most accurate device for measuring liquids? - CORRECT ANSWERS
-cylindrical graduate
What is the smallest weight a class A balance can weigh? - CORRECT ANSWERS
-120 mg (2 grain)
, When dispensing a Ventolin inhaler, how often must the Patient Package
insert (PPI) be included with the drug product? - CORRECT ANSWERS -every
time the prescription is dispensed
Which drug requires a follow-up "Cover" prescription when dispensed as a
verbal order?
phenobarbital
b) vicodin
c) valium
d) all the above - CORRECT ANSWERS --phenobarbital
-vicodin
-valium
What is the proper procedure for cleaning a laminar flow hood? - CORRECT
ANSWERS -side to side, back to front
Which procedure would you not do when opening an ampule?
a) wipe the neck with an alcohol pad
b) after wiping with an alcohol pad, dry the neck with a paper towel
c) break the ampule with an alcohol pad covering the neck
d) filter the contents with a filter needle - CORRECT ANSWERS -after wiping
with an alcohol pad, dry the neck with a paper towel
Answers Latest Release 2025 Graded
A+
Which drug reduces blood pressure and grows hair?
a) Inderal
b) Catapress
c) Loniten
d) Aldomet - CORRECT ANSWERS -Loniten (minoxidil)
Which drug dissolves a clot once it has formed?
a) heparin
b) Coumadin
c) Fragmin
d) urokinase - CORRECT ANSWERS -urokinase
Which drug is a loop diuretic?
a) Bumex
b) Dyazide
c) Diltiazem
d) Ziac - CORRECT ANSWERS -Bumex
,Which drug is a calcium channel blocker?
a) digoxin
b) nitroglycerin
c) verapamil
d) Zestril - CORRECT ANSWERS -verapamil
The drug most used for an acute gout attack is - CORRECT ANSWERS -Zyloprim
What type of prescription balance must be used for compounding 120 mgs
of a 1% topical antifungal cream? - CORRECT ANSWERS -class A
What type of measuring device should be used to measure 3 ml of a liquid
for compounding? - CORRECT ANSWERS -10 ml cylindrical graduate
Grinding of tablets into a fine powder in a porcelain mortar is an example
of: - CORRECT ANSWERS -trituration
What is the proper method of measuring a liquid in a graduated cylinder? -
CORRECT ANSWERS -hold at eye level and read the bottom of the meniscus
The process of producing a smooth dispersion of a drug with a spatula is
called - CORRECT ANSWERS -levigation
What is the most accurate device for measuring liquids? - CORRECT ANSWERS
-cylindrical graduate
What is the smallest weight a class A balance can weigh? - CORRECT ANSWERS
-120 mg (2 grain)
, When dispensing a Ventolin inhaler, how often must the Patient Package
insert (PPI) be included with the drug product? - CORRECT ANSWERS -every
time the prescription is dispensed
Which drug requires a follow-up "Cover" prescription when dispensed as a
verbal order?
phenobarbital
b) vicodin
c) valium
d) all the above - CORRECT ANSWERS --phenobarbital
-vicodin
-valium
What is the proper procedure for cleaning a laminar flow hood? - CORRECT
ANSWERS -side to side, back to front
Which procedure would you not do when opening an ampule?
a) wipe the neck with an alcohol pad
b) after wiping with an alcohol pad, dry the neck with a paper towel
c) break the ampule with an alcohol pad covering the neck
d) filter the contents with a filter needle - CORRECT ANSWERS -after wiping
with an alcohol pad, dry the neck with a paper towel
